Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
wrong with the stuff" he demanded sud-
denly, in a rough voice.

Grady took the glass IN his hand with
slow movement. rot removing his eyes
! from her face. He raised 1t half way to
his mouth, then paused again. The strain
was too much for her. She uttered
stif9d cry and pressed her hands over her
eyes. At the same instant Grady dashed
the glass to the ground, smashing it TO
fra gments.
"You wanted murder, did you?" she
heard him say in q low growI. 'Wel,
you shall have one; but I'll DO the muir
dering instead of you" He made
quick movement and seized her arm
with his hand, just below the elbow.
There was horrible stare in his eyes: it
was death looking her in the face.
She screamed once, and with the supple
! movement Of snake twisted her arm out
of his grasp, leaving half Of her sleeve
behind. SAe spr2ng behind the table,
: every nerve tense with the agony OF fear.
But he was between her and the door.
There was no hope Of escape. He raised
the table in his arms and flung it to one
side; it broke as it fell, and Lay heap OF
/ fragments on the floor. She retreated 10
I the further corner of the room. Oh for
/ dagger pistol, on for the strength Of
giant. WY had God made her Wom-
anu
For q moment Grady did not advance.
He stood facing her, his arms hanging at
his sides Was ne lingering thus in order
] to increase her torture? How strange he
looked, Was anything the matter with
him? His face had g red flush over lt,and
the veins stood out on his thick, short
neck AMI On his temples. His eyes were
dull and blo0dshOt and see ned 70 pro
trude. lie swGyed slightly, as II about to
iaIl.
/ But az once, by manifest effort, he re-
/ gained command Of himself and made &
/ plunge towards her, spreading out his
arms TO grasp her. It did not seem pos
I sible that she should esc5pe agaia; but 81
I the instant before mis- arm touched her
! she crOUched suddenly down, 50 that his
/ arm swept over her head, and leaped out
behind him. The door was now before
her; but in her haste to reach it size did
not look 10 her footing, and her fOog
struck the fragments OF the broken table;
she was thrown forward and fell heavily
/ on her side. From that fail she never eX-
pected to rise again.
Yet she struggled to her feet, bruised
/ and aching, Just as Grady, who was
. strangely sluggish in his movements, had
/ recovered from his inln ctual effort and
was making towards her once more. Ole
Of her hands had instnctiYely closed
round the leg of the table, and "a she
rose she struck q. him with it desperately.
1t descended full on his face and flew
from her hand. Sac tOttercd backwards,
and would have fallen again had lot her
shoulders come in contact with the door,
| As Grady G-ein advanced her hand came
il contact with the door knob; sac
turned il, the door opened outwards, and
she was il the passage. She slammed
the door violently and ted. Before she
could reach me street door Grady's heavy
oter sounded behind her in the darkness,
on, if rhls door should be locked
Bat fortune favored hcr. The door
opened ST q touch: she did not stop t.
close It behind her, for eyenif Grady pur
sueG her she was safe from violence il
the open street. But he did not pIrsu5
her. When she reached the end Of t5e
block she looked around. \ boy came
whistling up the avenue. 4 horse cal
was juggling and rumoling towards her II
, the opposite direction. There was Nc
sign OF her terrible antagonist. She haC
saved h-r body alive, whatever might bt
the case with her soul.
CHAPTER MI.
There is in New York 8 large class OF
persons who are 50 unfortunately ConSu
Uuted as TO be good tor nothing al all
. Partly from inherited teebleuess, partly
= from poor food and living accommOda
lions, their health IS never robust, anC
t their moral and mental qualities are sim
larly starved aud stuuted. They haVt
= not the energy TO become la5orerS, no
: the nerve and Intelligence to become
successful criminals. They are slwaY
!. resdy to steal and eager to enjoy tn
profits thereof, but they dread the cOnse
Z Qnerccs 100 much risk TO them
g unless under the stimulus an
impulse OF minds stronger tina
: thviu own. The same weakness
of ii5er which lures them into crime ren
Gers them nervous and sppTehensiye ate
the deed has been committed, and rattle
/ than suffer the full penalty OF their mis-
e deeds they will betTay their aCCOmpliCes
=, or, il undeteCted, they vii promise then
I selves to reform, and on the next occa
z sion break their promises. Honest me
are unwilling 10 employ such person:
y lest they should prove faitnleSs 10 thei
K trusts, and professional thieves are 81
Of them, lest they sAOuld weaken 81 ii
t critical moment. Their torpid senst
crave the spur OF drink, and this, {
q course, increases their UntrustWOrtAines
q either Tor good or evil.
. \ creature Of this stamp, destined
make an upenviable name for himsel
Z, hal for many years been stumbling ab0l
I New York. He WAS the child Of Iris
immigrants CT the lowest class, born |
the Sums of the city, and his con
g. genitally worthless nature was rendere
y still more so by his surroundings. Or
~ day, when he was s boy of ten, ne W.
re walking with some competitions along
street on the Est Side when they passe
d q pork butchers shop. There had bee
lie no meat IN the house for several da.
81 past, nor much OF anything else.
:. large ham was temptiGgly displayed on
er side the door OF the shop, and the OC
re stared 81 It with hungry eyes. Some OF
. uuttered something in the Boys ear 81
le walked on Patrick remained behind, b
Of snd cold with greed and fear. It w
easy to snatch up the ham aud run, b
lie / what if he should be detected? He hui
le shout the shop for several minutes, wi
ne his hands in his ragged pockets and
As will vaciliating between this ao6 thu
ed Meanwhile he took pains 20 keep out
(, the light Of the shop window and TO To-
anywhere except st the ham, but he cs
;" culated exactly the number Of steps
G. would have to make in order TO reach
and cstimated the chances he would ha
In IN getting # with it before the The
ut would be noticed. But the hutch
OK seemed to he q remarkably wiGe-2wa
dv msu, and Patrick faucied that he
nd orce or twice glanced Ct him in g susl